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Dishwashers

$29.08K Median Salary 78.8K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 19% Job Growth

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About This Career

Clean dishes, kitchen, food preparation equipment, or utensils.

Reported Job Titles

Dish Machine Operator (DMO), Dish Room Worker, Dish Technician, Dishwasher, Kitchen Helper, Kitchen Steward, Pots and Pans Person, Steward, Utility Aide, Utility Worker

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Skills You'll Need

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Abilities

Manual Dexterity

Arm-Hand Steadiness

Finger Dexterity

Extent Flexibility

Multilimb Coordination

Near Vision

Trunk Strength

Knowledge

Administration and Management

English Language

Public Safety and Security

Customer and Personal Service

Technology Skills

Operating system software

Web page creation and editing software

Tools

Commercial use dishwashers

Dish drainer

Remote reading thermometers

Domestic kitchen funnels

Soap dispensing brush

Handheld thermometer

Hand trucks or accessories

Sinks

Lifts

Domestic trash compactors

Wet mops

Abilities

Manual Dexterity: The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
Arm-Hand Steadiness: The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
Finger Dexterity: The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
Extent Flexibility: The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
Multilimb Coordination: The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Trunk Strength: The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing.

Knowledge

Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Public Safety and Security: Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Technology Skills

Operating system software: Microsoft Windows
Web page creation and editing software: Facebook; Google Sites; LinkedIn; Social media sites

Tools

Commercial use dishwashers: Automatic dishwashing systems
Dish drainer: Dish drying racks; Drain racks
Remote reading thermometers: Non-contact thermometers
Domestic kitchen funnels: Funnels
Soap dispensing brush: Dish-cleaning brushes
Handheld thermometer: Handheld thermometers
Hand trucks or accessories: Handcarts
Sinks: Shampoo bowls
Lifts: Power lifts
Domestic trash compactors: Garbage compactors
Wet mops:

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